JR's POV

 

"Hyung, if you still love me, then kiss me. Right now."

 

Why would I be hesitating when he's on his knees, begging me to do what I wanted to do anyway? Maybe because this still feels like a

dream, even more so since it all happened so fast. The past months- forgotten, unimportant. Beside me, Ren glances around

nervously, awaiting my delayed response. He opens his mouth to say something, perhaps one last try to get me to do it- I don't know

and I won't ever hear what he was about to say, because before one word leaves his lips, I crush mine against his and make him shut

up. How I missed that. It's the most sincere kiss I ever experienced. Salty from our tears, melancholic and yet perfect. Complete. Two

parts merging into one. I hold onto him with all my strength as my kiss gets a little rougher, even then Ren doesn't let go. Parting our

lips is harder than ever, and I wouldn't have done it if it wasn't for him lightly pushing me away. Ren's eyes sparkle as he looks up to

me, and I can't help but smile at him- and get even happier when he smiles back.

 

"I love you, too." Ren says, seemingly embarrassed, then directs his gaze towards the door. One moment later, it bursts open.

 

"If you want to get out of here, you better hurry." Zelo sounds excited, he keeps scanning the corridor for possible dangers. I gulp and

along with Ren, I fight myself onto my legs. What a pitiful sight we  must present. To my surprise, Ren seems to grasp the situation

faster than me- he takes my hand and pulls me out of the room, where Zelo is impatiently waiting.

 

"Let's go."

 

We seem to be lucky, on our way nobody comes across us- at first. After estimated five minutes of running, steps can be heard from

the opposite direction, and the three of us stay alert immediately. we sneak as we approach the corner we expect the problems to show

up, then Zelo has an idea.

 

"Let me handle them." He whispers, gives us a smile and a thumbs up and casually walks around the corner, where we hear voices

soon after. I face Ren, unsure of what to do now.

 

"Let's just pass by fast and hope they won't notice thanks to Zelo's distraction." The determination in his eyes is striking. I can't

remember seeing him like that before. Yet I nod, and Ren closes his eyes, apparently to check on the situation. His lips form the word

'go!' and we run past the dangerous corridor without being seen. At least I assume that much since they aren't following us. But we lost

Zelo, and with that the easiest way to find our way out. Nevertheless we keep going, not like we have any other choices. Ren navigates

us through the building rather single-mindedly, but I can't help but feel that there's something weird going on. There's just not a single

person encountering us, and the farer we get, the more suspicious I grow. Lost in those thoughts, I don't notice that we've reached the

entrance hall- that is empty as well? My head spins around to tell Ren about my sorrows, but it's too late. In that exact moment, a sole

figure steps out of an elevator on the left and approaches us, a smile on his face. I've never seen that man before, but Ren seems to

know him, I can tell hearing him inhale audibly upon the sight. He grabs my arm tightly, his nails burying into my flesh, but I ignore the

pain. What's more important is that we might be on the verge of failing.

 

"Minki- what an unusual time to see you." Ren's grab tightens even more.

 

"Mr. Kim." He states coldly, and it doesn't take much knowledge to see that he clearly dislikes that man- causing me to feel dislike

towards him as well.

 

"Will you tell me what you're doing here?" That Mr. Kim's calmness angers me. Why so friendly when he should exactly know what's

going on? People like this, I despise them. Ren beside me stays silent. It reminds me of a dog that willingly obeys his master, just that

my Ren is no dog and that this man shouldn't have such an impact on him. I take the burden of answering onto myself, I don't care that

I haven't been asked.

 

"What does it look like then, huh? I'm trying to get him out of here, of course. " Really, I don't intend to sound that harsh, but it came

out like this. Mr. Kim ignores my informal speech and examines me for the first time, as if he didn't see me before.

 

"And why would you do that?" He asked, looking straight into my eyes, and somehow I feel that even if I were to lie, he'd find out the

truth. I place my arm around Ren's shoulder and pull him close to me.

 

"Because he's the most important person to me." Why make it a secret? The whole world could as well know and I wouldn't mind.

 

"JR..." Ren mutters, and maybe he's given up already. Too bad I haven't.

 

"You do know that he's an important part of my project though?"

 

"Yeah, but why would I care?" I stare at Mr. Kim who's still smiling and wonder why he doesn't get angry or just- calls for some security

guards. I'm sure he has them hidden somewhere, however, I'm okay with a fight. Right then, six persons get off the elevator and hurry

towards us. They are all blond and I recognize some of them. Since I don't know the rest, my body automatically tenses up.

 

"Mr. Kim, I beg of you, just let them go!" One of them utters, and then I spot Zelo, who's using an impressing amount of aegyo to

underline the other's words.

 

"Please Mister!" The six guys are surrounding Mr. Kim so that I can't see his face anymore, but the silence is filled with tension as they

all await an answer- and get an outburst of laughter instead. I don't understand anymore. How can he laugh at our sincere tries?

 

"Boys, let me catch my breath for a second, okay?" He then demands, and the six blondes step back, worry on their faces. "What are

you getting so worked up for?" The man then asks, but it's a question that requires no answer. He raises his hands in defeat. "Believe

it or not, I never intended to hold them back."

 

"What?!" Maknae Zelo exclaims, and Ren gasps in disbelief while my mouth just dangles open. One of them tilts his head, and I believe

it's Yongguk I had a fight with before. He is also the one that makes a first try to clear the confusion.

 

"Could you- explain that further?" Mr. Kim nods seriously.

 

"Do you really think we wouldn't notice that you were planning something? As soon as the cameras had a defect, I knew. And seeing

Zelo hurry in with this guy" He points at me "Confirmed our suspicion." Mr. Kim clearly enjoys watching our confused expressions.

 

"Then why didn't you try to stop us? I don't see a reason for you to let us go."

 

"Indeed, there is none. Just think of it as me feeling sorry for our Minki. I'm also human, you know?" Suddenly I don't find his expression

that fake anymore.

 

"So- They can go? Just like this?" Zelo asks the same question I was about to pose. Mr. Kim shrugs.

 

"Yes, under the condition that we're still able to contact them. What do you think?" I'm left speechless and so are the others, but Ren

seems to have regained his ability to speak. He finally lets go of my arm and steps closer to Mr. Kim, squinting his eyes as he does so.

I wonder what he sees.

 

"Just what is the real reason?" He asks, it's a whisper but we all hear it.

 

"You don't have to know." Even though that reply is lacking, Ren returns to me and gives me a glance that says 'it's okay, he has no

ulterior motive.' He then leads me towards the exit, still warily glancing around to be sure that there really is no one holding us back.

One step away from leaving, we turn around a last time.

 

"Feel free to go." Mr. Kim encourages us once again, and my hand already lies on the door handle when Zelo shouts:

 

"Visit us some time, hyungs!" Finally, a grin finds its way onto my lips, too.

 

"We will! Thank you for everything!" Ren shouts back, and hand in hand, we step outside, where we're being greeted by a fresh gust

of wind.

 

What we don't hear anymore are Mr. Kim's last, content words.

 

"Seems like the experiment didn't go wrong after all."

 

***

 

Ren's POV

 

The farer we get away, the realer it feels. I have no doubts and no regrets in leaving, since I saw that Mr. Kim was being honest, his

aura told me, and I've never been fooled before. But JR still seems a bit insecure. I'm sure that will be gone soon though- Tomorrow, at

the latest. The thought of sleeping in the same apartment as JR again makes me happy, and my lips curl up a little. That it'd turn out

like this- I'd never have expected it.

 

"But, Ren-ah..." Something seems to have come to his mind, and I look at him questioningly.

 

"What is it?" He seems to not know how to put it, so I push him a bit. "Just say it." He clears his throat before spilling it.

 

"You know that they told me about... your past, right?" I haven't thought about it, but I suppose they did.

 

"Um, could be- why?" JR stares down at the ground, though I wish he'd look at me while talking about that. Does he feel guilty because

he knows from someone other than me? He shouldn't.

 

"It's just that I only know it until your mother decided to leave you. And I kept wondering what happened after that." I tilt my head,

perfectly recalling the happenings after that. The bad memories. They'd only ruin the mood, and mine at that, so I decide to put them

aside.

 

"That- Let's not talk about it now." I give him a smile to show him that it's not because I don't trust him, but because we need time first. I

sigh, directing my glance at the sky, and I know JR does the same. After a while, I stop, and our glances entwine.

 

"All that matters is that after that, I met you." A wide grin lights up JR's face, and he easily pulls me into a warm embrace, his breath

tickling my neck. I close my eyes and wish for time to stop and never start flowing again.

 

 

 

 

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